| rotavirus infection in children in saudi arabia. | three hundred sixty-three fecal specimens were collected from infants and young children with gastroenteritis over a 13-month period in jeddah, western saudi arabia. rotavirus was detected in 46% of the 363 specimens tested using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa), and in 40.7% of 113 specimens using a latex agglutination test. one hundred nine of the 113 specimens that were positive by the latex agglutination test were also positive by elisa. electron microscopy was used to examine so ... | 1992 | 1313655 |
| epidemiology of diarrhoea in two major cities in saudi arabia. | the epidemiological pattern of diarrhoeal diseases, causative agents and risk factors of their occurrence in two referral hospitals of saudi arabia is presented in this study. stool specimens from 1726 admitted diarrhoeal cases were examined for parasites, yeast, enteropathogenic bacteria and rotavirus using the elisa test. 41.3% of cases were due to rotavirus (rvge) while 53.1% of cases showed no causative pathogens. mean age of all cases was 20.2 months and rvge cases showed a steady rise from ... | 1995 | 7499777 |
| dental caries in relation to salivary factors in saudi population groups. | the aim of this cross-sectional study was to register caries trends in relation to some risk factors such as oral hygiene, salivary level of streptococcus mutans (sm), lactobacilli (lb), yeast, salivary flow rate, buffering capacity, ph, and fluoride level among different age groups of a saudi population. the study also aimed at determining which of the salivary factors correlate significantly to caries. | 2008 | 18335115 |
| mineral content and microbiological examination of some white cheese in jeddah, saudi arabia during summer 2008. | different local and exported white cheese samples were collected from different markets in jeddah during september 2008. trace and heavy metals including pb, zn, mn, cu, fe and cd were analyzed using atomic absorption spectrometry. the concentration of the tested metals was in the range, fe(++)>zn(+++)>mn(++)>pb(++)>cu(++)>cd(++). the mean concentration of 7.63, 7.19, 0.5, 0.47, 0.16 and 0.14 μg/g was recorded for fe, zn, mn, pb, cu and cd, respectively. the concentration of iron ranged from 3.5 ... | 2010 | 20472018 |